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Labour leader takes aim at government in first speech of election year
21 Jan 2026Hipkins told his party caucus New Zealanders were looking for a "sense of hope" and weren't getting getting that from the government. Audio
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Luxon throwing Bishop under the bus on housing, Hipkins says
21 Jan 2026The Labour leader has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by "panicking". Audio
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Why do schools have different start dates?
21 Jan 2026Our national school calendar is a complex beast, partly based on farming schedules from 150 years ago and continually tweaked since.
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Luxon announces election date
21 Jan 2026The prime minister has confirmed the general election will take place on 7 November.
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Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe to retire from politics
21 Jan 2026The former Speaker has been in parliament for more than a decade.
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Election date announced today
21 Jan 2026National MPs meet in Christchurch where leader Christopher Luxon is expected to announce this year's election date, while Labour counterparts gather in West Auckland.
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How NZ can thrive in Trump's new world
21 Jan 2026Analysis: In the wake of the US military intervention in Venezuela and Donald Trump's repeated threats towards Greenland, a wave of pessimism has swept the western world.
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Gore industrial hub gets government loan
21 Jan 2026The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore.
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Watch live: Election to be held on 7 November, Christopher Luxon announces
21 Jan 2026The prime minister is set to confirm the date as National MPs gather.
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'War on nature': Group says planning changes put wildlife at risk
20 Jan 2026Forest and Bird has criticised the removal of a criteria to show mining projects deliver a national or public benefit.
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When will Election Day be and how is it decided?
20 Jan 2026Explainer : The PM has announced 7 November is Election Day. But how is it picked, and what goes into the decision? Audio
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Councillors deny they failed Shadbolt, as widow claims they have blood on hands
20 Jan 2026Former Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark disputes claims made by Sir Tim Shadbolt's partner at his funeral. Audio
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Luxon confirms he's about to announce election date
20 Jan 2026The first National Party caucus of the year is about to get underway. Audio
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'Just not acceptable': Luxon on tariffs in battle over Greenland
20 Jan 2026The Prime Minister says tariffs are not the way foward as the US president threatens extra tariffs on EU allies that oppose his Greenland plans.
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'We know it's a sensitive issue': Luxon on rethink of Auckland intensification
19 Jan 2026After his State of the Nation speech, the prime minister said the conversation in Auckland was about "how much densification" and "where it happens".
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'Management speak mumbo jumbo': Hipkins responds to Luxon's address
19 Jan 2026The prime minister defended his government's progress and reform programme, promising no deviation from its plan should it win a second term.
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'Should have sought advice': Willis on RBNZ governor's support of US Fed boss
19 Jan 2026Anna Breman should not have signed the letter of support without first getting advice, Minister of Finance says.
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Watch: No 'extravagant' election promises from National, PM says
19 Jan 2026Christopher Luxon has confirmed his government will continue to run a tight budget, in his first speech of the election year.
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Govt making moves to stop people stripping rock pools of sealife in Auckland
19 Jan 2026Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says he is considering bans. Audio
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Luxon invited to join Trump's Gaza 'board of peace'
19 Jan 2026A draft charter for the organisation, which will be chaired by Donald Trump, has been sent to a number of world leaders.
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First oil, gas bid since end of offshore ban under consideration
16 Jan 2026Australian firm EnZed Energy's application to explore a large block off the coast of south Taranaki will go to officials with no competing bids.
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Leaders to meet over tourists trashing Blue Spring
16 Jan 2026A councillor said tourists were clogging composting toilets with rubbish, throwing coins in the spring and parking dangerously on the roadside.
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Government seeks urgent advice, after rock pools allegedly stripped
18 Jan 2026Whangaparāoa residents claim visitors have stripped local rock pools bare of sealife.
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'We have come to bury Caesar': Family, friends remember Sir Tim Shadbolt
16 Jan 2026Sir Tim is being remembered as a man who always chose to see the best in every situation and the person in every person
